Short Course World Championships

Qin Haiyang Breaks Championship, Asian Records In 100 Breast To Claim SC World Title

Qin clocked 55.47 to lower the World Championship Record of 55.70, set by Ilya Shymanovich in 2021, and broke his own Asian and Chinese Records of 55.61.

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Gretchen Walsh Resets 100 IM World Record In 55.71

Walsh was too fast for everyone, even the cameras, in the event as she rocketed to a time of 55.71, knocking 27 one-hundredths off the world record of 55.98.

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Ilya Kharun Ties Championship Record, #2 Swim Ever For First World Title In Men’s 200 Fly

Kharun matched Daiya Seto’s World Championship Record and #2 swim of all-time in 1:48.24, adding the Commonwealth, Americas and Canadian Records to boot.

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2024 SC Worlds Medal Table: Day 3 – Alexy Wins 1st Individual Gold, US Nears Double Digits

The USA, halfway through the comepetion have 18 total medals, double the number of the next highest country and 3x time as many golds.

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Alberto Razzetti Cracks Laszlo Cseh’s 200 Fly European Record In 1:48.64

Alberto Razzetti reset the European and Italian records as he swam to silver in the men’s 200 fly, breaking 1:49 for the first time in his career.

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Sara Curtis Resets Own World Junior, Italian Records In Women’s 50 Back

The 18-year-old broke both the World Junior and Italian National Record with the swim, having set the previous mark of 26.08 back in April.

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U.S. Adds Paige Madden, Alex Walsh to Finals of 800 Free Relay at Short Course Worlds

The U.S. will turn to Alex Walsh to lead off its women’s 800 free relay at the Short Course World Championships for the second straight edition.

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“Nowadays You Don’t Have A Chance With A Bad Breastroke In IM” – Laszlo Cseh On SCM Worlds

The legendary Laszlo Cseh talks about the 200 IM and the most incredible records set on the day 1 of SCM World Championships in Budapest.

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2024 SC World Championships Day Three Prelims Record Roundup

Check out the slew of national records that bit the dust on both the men’s and women’s sides during day three prelims of the SC World Championships.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts 56.06 100 IM Meet Record On Day 3 In Budapest

American Gretchen Walsh continued her record-breaking tear in Budapest, establishing a new competition mark in the women’s 100m IM.

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Olympic Champion Summer McIntosh Hits 2:01.96 World Junior Record In 200 Fly

18-year-old Summer McIntosh ripped a new World Junior Record of 2:01.96 in the women’s 200 fly on day 3 prelims of the Short Course World Championships.

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

It is time for Day 3 of the Short Course World Championships. American women Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, and Gretchen Walsh are highlighting the morning.

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Olympic Champion Lukas Maertens Drops Out of SC Worlds with an Illness

Lukas Maertens admitted he wasn’t in top shape for Worlds, but he was in Budapest intending to race before he woke up sick this week.

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Watch: Noe Ponti Shatters 50 Butterfly WR (Again), Other Race Videos from Day 2 of SC Worlds

On day 2 of the 2024 SC World Championships, records continued to tumble as Noe Ponti led the charge with a World Record in the 50 butterfly.

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Early Speed Makes the Difference Despite Kharun’s 20.73 Fly (SC Worlds Day 2 Relay Analysis)

After a less than stellar 100 breaststroke this morning, the USA’s Michael Andrew posted a strong 50 breast split on the relay to help the USA secure the bronze.

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